Norman: I pay zero attention to Woods and McIlroy

LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman is not the least bit bothered by criticism from Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.

As the acrimonious spat between the two tours heats up, Norman said Saturday that he pays no attention to anything Woods and McIlroy say.

Earlier this week, Woods said Norman "has to go," the same sentiment McIlroy offered last month.

"I pay zero attention to McIlroy and Woods, right?" Norman told Today's Golfer. "They have their agenda for whatever reason. They're saying whatever they want to say. It has no bearing or effect on me. I'm going to be with LIV for a long, long period of time."

The new tour, backed by the Saudis, has whisked away many PGA golfers due to higher financial payouts.

Meanwhile, golfers loyal to the PGA Tour have been irked by the way Norman-led LIV operates.

There is also the matter of both sides taking legal action against the other.

Woods said the two tours can't find peace until Norman is removed from his leadership role.

"I see that there's an opportunity out there if both organisations put a stay on their litigation," Woods said Tuesday at the Hero World Challenge, where he is the event's host. "But that's the problem - they've got to put a stay on it. And whether or not they do that or not, there's no willingness to negotiate if you have a litigation against you.

"So if they both have a stay and then have a break and then they can meet and figure something out, then maybe there is something to be had. But I think Greg has to go, first of all, and then obviously litigation against us and then our countersuit against them, those would then have to be at a stay as well. So then we can talk, we can all talk freely."

Woods remarks were similar to ones McIlroy made at the DP World Tour Championship last